Audi RSQ3 vs Volkswagen Atlas

The RSQ3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in the US.

Audi RSQ3Volkswagen Atlas

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi RSQ3Volkswagen Atlas

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,441 (better)
$2,449
New Zealand
$3,160 (better)
$3,169
Australia
$2,622 (better)
$2,628
United Kingdom
£1,919 (better)
£1,925

Official figures

Uses
24 mpg (better)
24 mpg
Also
9.8 L/100km (better)
9.8 L/100km
On a full tank
382 miles
444 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
530 L
–
Length
4,394 mm
5,036 mm
Weight
1,730 kg
2,000 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
294 kW (better)
175 kW
Torque
480 Nm (better)
370 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
8-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

RSQ3 or Atlas?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RSQ3 or the Volkswagen Atlas?

The Audi RSQ3: about $10 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen Atlas at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi RSQ3 or the Volkswagen Atlas?

The Audi RSQ3, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Atlas's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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